OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 60, 12 March 1926, Page 5

OBITUARY.

MR. PATRICK QUTNLAX.

Many friends of .Mr. Patrick Quinlan. will regret to learn of Ms death in Waihi. Hospital on Wednesday.

Since "the death of his wife some two and' a half years ago, Mr. Quinlan has not been in good health, although he kept his genial disposition until the last. He left Matamata, on a visit to his. daughter, Mrs. Anderson, at Waihi, some two months ago, but had not been in the goJ.dmining township long when, his health broke down.

• The late Mr. Quinlan was a remarkable man in many ways. He was a firm friend, and entered into every project with the whole of his energies. His most recent work was as president of the Matamata Racing Club, which, with the assistance of Mr. J. Price, he safely guided through hard times, and finally secured a totalisator permit. Ever optimistic, Mr. Qiiinlan readily grasped what lie considered- good opportunities. Many years ago he took, a great interest in t-ho Sheridan mine at Tapu.

Mr. Quinlan was born at Panmurc and j had -been a resident of Auckland district J for 74 years. He started hotel keeping at Te Aroha, and was later proprietor r at various times of the Edinburgh Castle,; the British and the Clarendon Hotels.j Possessed of a charitable disposition, Mr. c Quinlan was a friend of the poor while in . Auckland. Some seventeen years ago he took up a block of land at Taihoe, near j Matamata. Mr. Quinlan wa3 a devout ■ Roman Catholic, and gave generously to j his church. ■ j Deceased leaves two surviving sisters, I Mrs. Hotvard (Auckland) and Mrs. May' (Devonport), three daughters, Mrs. • Anderson (Waihi) Mrs. W. Ryan! (Waharoa) and Miss Quinlan (Mata- ; mata) and four sons, William, .Joseph, j Claude and Jack. One George, lost ■ his life in the great war. ... i . .' MRS. S. SHEPHERD. After a long illness. Mrs. S. Shepherd.! wife of Mr. li. C. Shepherd, passed' peacefully away at their home at Stanley-] Bay on Thursday night. Born at One-1 hlimja seventy years ago the deceased ! ; lady was one of a large family who' were brought Up in that district. Her! ; fathor and mother. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ! Bradley, camp to New Zealand nearly SO j years ago. after having lived in India; j tor some ypars. where Mr. Bradley was a 1 hmioY rftioer in the Imperial Forces.' Soon after his arrival in Auckland Mr. i Joseph Bradley became a military settler, i land Avas a sergeant in the regiments ■ which foujjht against the' Maoris under ■ General C ameron. The Bradley family ; was for many veers one of the hast know n I families in Onehunjia. At 23 years of j ago the deceased married Mr. K. C. Shenhenl, and the younqr couple immediately went into the YVaikato, where they carved out a home for themselves and i went through many ups and downs and J tufferod all the hardships and trials incident to a rnourers life". Twelve years nsro Mrs. Shepherd! with her hnshand. fame to live at Stanley Bay. Of a large family there is now only one of I the -TSradlev family, surviving. Mr. Sam I Bradlyc. of Onehun.sra. Tt is interesting I to mention that only a few months aso Mrs. Shepherd parted" with a piece of land at Onehunga. which .was nart of the original Crown grant given to her father, j Mr. Joseph Bradley, under th" seal of the. t ( ''»i Governor. Gerieral' Wynyard. Mrs. .Shepherd was a typical pioneer's wife.-kird nvd coivsideifet<; to .a' degree. s»nd f.he* Shepherd's home, in flic Waikato was .known for its hospitality far and wirl". Like man" of the bravo, courageous curly. spttler* Mrs. PVohord wa? inn'eh above the 'average heirrht and .in her "HjiinffjPr .day possessed great physical r tren"th. The husband, one son. and +wo flaijghtprs. Mesdame's Hamerton and ■pnrwiek. are left to mourn ti»«"t Toss. pl«o-->>"larpe number of. grandchildren. Tho. funeral, which was of a private "fture. t<w>fr; nlace at O'XeiVs Poi'iit Cemetery to-day. MR. MOSES PAULL. OLD THAMES IDENTITY. The death of Mr. Moses Paull. an old Thames identity, but who had been resident at Auckland for the past quarter.'of a century, occurred at his residence at Mount Ede.n- a few days ago. Born 76 years ago at the Cornisn mining village of Perranarworth'al. he served an apprenticeship as a moulder in the large foundry which then existed there. His mother had come out to the colonies and I he was left in the care of his grandmother. Mrs. Williams. When 19 years old he also followed, going first to the Ballarat goldfield. in Victoria. Three years'later he crossed, over to Xew Zealand., going straight to the Thames, which had been proclaimed a goldfield five years previously. He worked in the Moanataiari and other mines there, but afterwards resumed his trade . at the Thames foundry of Messrs. Price Bros. Finding this uncongenial to his health, he entered into business as a storekeeper on Block 27, Thames, which he continued until coming to Auckland 2o years ago. He worked in the stovemaking business with Mr. Xicholls in the city, but finally retired ten years ago. His wife, who preileceascd.Mm at Auckland just 24 years ago. was Miss Mary Rowe. tho fourth daughter of the late Mr. William Rowe. probably the best known name.associated with the palmiest days of the Thames, as he was the manager of the famous Caledonian mine during the period when the rich patches of gold were struck, which earned for that claim a world-wide reputation and j yielded handsome dividends to its lucky shareholders. One of the sisters of the late Mrs: Paul], Mrs.-Frank S.'Shepherd, of Te Atatu; is in her eightieth year. The late Mr. Moses Paull * was an ardent church worker and was a trustee

of; the Thames Methodist > Church. He was ■ also : superintendent of the Sunday School' thero'for many years and this was probably' the largest in New Zealand at- that time. .

I As a cricketer• he . was a • foundation member and played for the United ; Cricket. CJub,-'of which he was also '; and for a long series of years subsequently was one of the most conspicuous cricket umpires at Thames. ! A lifelong teetotaller and an ardent ' temperance worker, he was- a prominent i member of the Reehabites- for lialf-a-I century, and was District Chief Ruler of ! the No. 84 District, Auckland. He is ] survived by'six sons, three daughters and thirteen grandchildren.